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‘This kind of numbnutterery will kill people’: Texan blasted for saying elderly should sacrifice themselves
xas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (MSNBC)

‘This kind of numbnutterery will kill people’: Texan blasted for saying elderly should sacrifice themselves

By: Matthew Chapman Mar 24, 2020 9:35PM ET
Matthew Chapman
Matthew Chapman

Matthew Chapman attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and lives in San Marcos, Texas. Before joining Raw Story, he wrote for Shareblue and AlterNet, specializing in election and policy coverage.

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On Monday, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick suggested on Fox News that older Americans should be willing to risk getting coronavirus and dying so that younger Americans are able to keep working and maintain the economy.

Patrick's comments were met with horror and disbelief on social media.

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